Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time in Leicester. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Adults' Services and be registered with Social Work England.
The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £22.78 - £30 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties of the Social Worker:
- To provide a social work and case management service to adults with social care needs including mental health issues, substance misuse issues, physical, sensory, age-related and learning disabilities and their carers To empower and promote individuals to achieve a positive outcome (within current legislation) utilising a personal/individual budget where appropriate
- To assess the needs of and risks to adults with social care needs including mental health issues, substance misuse issues, physical, sensory, age related and learning disabilities and their carers.
- To manage a specialist caseload in accordance with departmental and divisional priorities, policies and procedures.
- To commission, co-ordinate, monitor and review community care services to service users and their carers in a way that meets the diverse population of people living in the City of Leicester.
- To develop and build on partnership working arrangements and advocate the social work role
- To be a representative of Leicester City Council's Social Care & Education services within any multi-agency working forum and to ensure that a social work and anti-oppressive perspective informs decisions and practices regarding people served by these teams.
- To undertake the statutory functions of Leicester City Council's Social Care & Health service as relevant to the post including the Safeguarding Adults function.
- To be able to recognise mental health and adult/child protection issues and other concerns and risks that require appropriate referrals.
- To be pro-active in implementing the City Council's Equal Opportunity Policies and Practices.
- To work within the Council's Environmental Policy.
Requirements of the Social Worker:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within Adults' Services
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Marc Leggett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
